A Chymical Dictionary

Sal anathron

Salts solvents and liquid preparations · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A salt derived from the material called stony moss.

In the book. Anathron describes a salt growing on rocks like white, stony moss.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 41; facsimile PDF page 369.

Historical Definition

Sal anathron is salt extracted from stony moss.

Meaning

Stony moss is the source’s descriptive name. The phrase should remain visible rather than being silently converted into a botanical identification. The sentence says extraction, but gives no detailed preparation.

Use in the Book

Anathron describes a salt growing on rocks like white, stony moss. That earlier entry supplies a particularly useful comparison for the source material named here. Sal anathron specifies an extracted salt, while the fuller Anathron description records appearance and disputed names. The source material and an extracted preparation should not automatically be treated as the same stage.

Places to Read

Sal crystallinum. A salt preparation identified by its human source.

Sal Calcotharinum. A salt derived from vitriolic colcothar.

Anathron. A rock-associated salt described through appearance and disputed identification.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 41; facsimile PDF page 369 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Sal anathron; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 369; compare Sal crystallinum, Sal Calcotharinum, Anathron

See also. Sal crystallinum; Sal Calcotharinum; Anathron